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Nilai police hunt 60-year-old local suspect after Desa Palma vehicle blast
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — Police are hunting a 60-year-old local man following a vehicle explosion in Desa Palma, Nilai, earlier this morning that left authorities uncovering three suspected improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Negeri Sembilan Police Chief Datuk Alzafny Ahmad
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High Court rejects Zayn Rayyan’s mother Ismanira’s bid to defer five-year prison term
SHAH ALAM, Dec 23 — The mother of the late Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matin, Ismanira Abdul Manaf, failed in her appeal to defer the five-year prison sentence she is serving, the High Court here ruled today. The court dismissed the
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Anwar urges respect for judiciary after High Court rules on royal addendum
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today called on all parties to respect the judiciary following the High Court’s decision yesterday that rejected former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s bid to serve the remainder
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Mindef to await outcome of probe into senior military officer’s alleged corruption
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) will await the results of the official investigation into allegations of money laundering involving a senior officer of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) before taking the next action. Its minister,
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Hydroshoppe director granted temporary passport for global defence events despite bribe charge
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — The Sessions Court here today allowed an application by Hydroshoppe Sdn Bhd director Datuk Abdul Hamid Shaikh Abdul Razak Shaikh to obtain a temporary passport to attend defence and aerospace conferences and exhibitions in Qatar,
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Pahang man, 78, loses RM100,000 to fake govt aid scam near Bera
KUANTAN, Dec 23 — A septuagenarian lost RM100,000 of his hard earned savings after falling victim to a fake government aid scam syndicate on December 18. Temerloh District Police Chief ACP Mohd Nasyim Bahron said that the 78-year-old victim was
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After seizing two vessels, US forces chase ‘dark fleet’ tied to Venezuela’s oil exports
WASHINGTON, Dec 22 — The US Coast Guard was pursuing another allegedly sanctioned tanker on Sunday, a US official told AFP, as Washington ramps up its pressure campaign targeting Venezuela’s vital oil sector. The “active pursuit” in the Caribbean Sea
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Bursa Malaysia turns choppy amid energy, plantation heavyweights selloff
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — Bursa Malaysia witnessed volatile trading at mid-morning with selling seen in selected energy and plantation heavyweights. At 11 am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 0.22 of a point to 1,666.12 from Friday’s
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Energy reforms let Chinese battery makers dominate global market with US$65b in exports
BEIJING, Dec 22 — A revamp of China’s electricity market is boosting the economics of storing power just as international demand surges, sparking a boom for the Chinese energy storage manufacturers that already dominate globally. Chinese firms are on track
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Singapore church volunteer to get terrorism charge over St Joseph’s bomb hoax
SINGAPORE, Dec 22 — A 26-year-old church volunteer is set to be charged in court today with making a false threat of a terrorist act, after he allegedly staged a bomb hoax that forced the evacuation of St Joseph’s Church
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